2006 Results 'Core' or Essential Reference Tool Survey Results
: Biological Sciences
This survey was posted to nifl-health, mla-healthlit, medref-l, medlib-l, medwebmasters-l,
mmatrix-l, CAPHIS, Publib, Libref-L, LIS-LINK, DIG_REF, ERIL-L, LIS-Scitech,
STS-L, ELDNET, Govdoc-L and livereference during Summer 2005.
3. What are the essential 3-5 print Biological Sciences reference
sources that you can't work without in answering reference questions (e.g.,
laws, codes, statistics, etc.)? Only 2 got multiple votes.
- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
These print Biological Sciences reference sources received
2 votes each:
- Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (Bergey)
- Manual of Systematic Bacteriology (Bergey)
4. What are the essential 3-5 Web-accessible or other Biological
Sciences databases that you can't work without in answering reference
questions (e.g., laws, codes, statistics, etc.)? The Top 4 Web Sites -
Some sites tied in votes:
- PubMed - http://www.pubmed.gov
- AGRICOLA - http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/,
BIOSIS - http://www.biosis.org/,
and Web of Science - http://scientific.thomson.com/products/wos
- Biological Abstracts - http://www.biosis.org/
- Science Citation Index - http://scientific.thomson.com/products/sci/
Other Current Surveys: http://kovacs.com/misc.html
Self-Paced Web-based courses:
